Date: 31/07/2013

POLICE are hunting for a highly organised gang who masterminded a second cable theft from a busy railway line, again forcing part of it to be shut down. A section of the Aberdeen to Inverness line was yesterday closed for the second time in three days, causing disruption to thousands of passengers. One-quarter of a mile of cable was stolen in the early hours yesterday, close to where a mile of cable was removed near Huntly at the weekend. Police are keeping an open mind as to whether the same gang is responsible but they say both thefts were carried out by a gang who knew what they were doing as the copper cable, which powers the line's signalling system, was live at the time and could easily have killed or injured them.

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Hunt for cable theft gang as rail line closed for second time

Herald

A section of the Aberdeen to Inverness line was yesterday closed for the second time in three days, causing disruption to thousands of passengers.